"fruit" id, rose hips maybe?

"fruit" id, rose hips maybe?

Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:15 pm

The last day working on the Ranch I noticed a shrubby bushy looking plant with what looked like a type of fruit on it. Since the ranch owner said I could take any seeds I wanted, I figured I'd grab a few of these. Now I'm wondering exactly what they are, the owner and ranch master weren't there to ask that day. I brought home three, two fully intact and one nibbled on. I never got pictures of the plant, which had no flowers just a bunch of these "fruits"

Two of the Fruits

Already opened fruit

Opened Fruit/Seeds

I went ahead and took out most of the seeds from the one thats been nibbled on and put the seeds between moist paper towels in a bag and put them into the fridge. I read they need 4-5 weeks of cold temps before the seeds sprout

Yep. Immature pomegranates. Many people in warmer areas of my region (San Francisco Bay Area) can grow ornamental pomegranates; some even get edible fruit! (Heat is necessary to develop the fruit to an edible stage.)

Ripe pomegranates have deep red seeds. Their season is usually late October through mid- to late November. Occasionally, there will be some pomegranates available around here up until Christmas.

Ripe pomegranates have very deep red skins. They're about 3 to 4 inches in diameter.